by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Apr 6, 2023 | Top Stories
From left to right – President of the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association, Pamelia Brereton; former Elder Affairs Minister, Cynthia Forde; Minister of the Environment and National Beautification, Adrian Forde; and Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs,...
by Joy Springer | Sep 19, 2019 | banner, Top Stories
(Stock Photo) Individuals in their forties are being diagnosed with the early onset symptoms of dementia in Barbados. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde, revealed on Wednesday that an estimated 4,000 people suffer from the debilitating...
by Joy Springer | Sep 22, 2017 | banner, Top Stories
Younger onset dementia, which refers to the onset of dementia in persons under 65 years, is presenting in Barbados. This was revealed by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Social Care, Janet Phillips, on Thursday, as she delivered the feature address at the...
by Joy Springer | Aug 11, 2017 | Ministry News
The Branford Taitt Polyclinic’s Men’s Health Group will meet on Thursday, August 17, at the polyclinic, Black Rock Main Road, St. Michael, at 6:00 p.m. President of the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association, Pamelia Brereton, will speak on Dementia: The Challenge....
by Joy Springer | May 17, 2017 | Ministry News
Geriatrician, Dr. Ambrose Ramsay, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Men and Women’s Health Group at the Edgar Cochrane Polyclinic tomorrow, Thursday, May 18. The meeting, which begins at 6:00 p.m. at the polyclinic, Wildey, St. Michael, will...